Dodgers Promote Prospect De Paula After Ohtani Lands On IL
Dodgers Promote Prospect De Paula After Ohtani Lands On IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up top prospect Josue De Paula directly from Double-A, according to multiple reports on Wednesday, with The Athletic first to report the move. The promotion comes after manager Dave Roberts announced that Shohei Ohtani will head to the injured list.
De Paula, 21, is expected to see time at designated hitter as the Dodgers manage the gap left by Ohtani's absence. He spent the 2026 season with the Tulsa Drillers, Los Angeles' Double-A affiliate, and enters the majors as the club's most decorated position-player prospect in the system. badminton betting odds canada
Across 123 games and 588 plate appearances with Tulsa, De Paula hit 27 home runs, stole 31 bases and posted a .303/.401/.547 slash line. He is ranked as baseball's No. 6 overall prospect and the top-rated outfield prospect in the sport, and was named MVP of the 2025 Futures Game. The Dodgers signed him out of the Dominican Republic in January 2022 for $397,500 after his development at El Niche Academy.
His arrival gives Los Angeles an offensive option while Ohtani is sidelined, though the club has not detailed the length of Ohtani's IL stint or a specific timetable for his return. De Paula's role and playing time figure to be shaped by how the Dodgers deploy their lineup in the coming weeks.
